PHI PHI ISLANDS 🇹🇭 PARADISE OR TOURIST TRAP? 2023

In this video travel to the Phi Phi Islands in Krabi, Thailand

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In this video we go on a private island hopping tour of the Hong Islands In Krabi, Thailand

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[mancunianinlondon]

I came back from Phi Phi just a few weeks ago. We totally loved it. Then we went onto Railay and Phranang beaches. Again, totally wonderful. What a beautful country Thailand is

[philipmarlowe]

I have just come back from a 13 day Thailand tour with intro travel, And phi phi was one of the islands we stayed at. Absolutely breathtaking

[MarlonAndGabriela]

We LOVE Phi Phi! When we were there in 2016, when the tide gets super low, the locals came setup goal posts on the sand and played a full futbol game at dusk. Sky was pink, water was blue, it was beautiful!

[giannishen]

The water in the bay there is turquoise, so beautiful!
Glad to see your mom recovering, sometimes plans can't beat change, so go with the flow!
Thank you very much for sharing! 👍🤩🙏

[rodrigorios]

Long beach is the place to stay in Phi Phi Don. You need to take a Long Tail Boat from the Phi Phi Don harbour but it only takes 10 minutes to get to Long Beach. Much much quieter than in the Village and the beach is BEAUTIFUL. You can also stay in Bungalows with ocean view. Wake up, take a few steps and jump in the ocean. Awesome!

[lukasloh]

U guys are indeed beach people. Goodluck on ur journey and hope more places to share with us

[mariusm]

my wife and i got food poising in Thailand just last November. The provided lunch on a tour to James Bond Island from Phuket didnt do us any good. Took 4 days to recover and if you move from place to place, its def not a nice thing. What helped the most was getting Charcoal Tablets.

[barbaram]

I was in Phi Phi in 2008. I can't believe what happened to it! It was already touristy then but undeveloped really. I stayed in a bamboo hut just near the jetty. Now there is BurgerKing there.

[ricardotongol]

Awesome sight great aerial shot. So beautiful. Hello Chris and Carol thank you for sharing your wonderful beautiful day . That place is so lovely. I Have fun and enjoy. I’m glad to see Chris mom is ok now and enjoying her vacation.

[Bry.wood]

Visited phi phi islands back in February of 2023, in my opinion it’s a huge tourist trap. You are surrounded by all tourist and the feeling of authenticity is lost immediately. If you want great pictures for the instagram and things like that and don’t care about being around tourists then phi phi is for you. If you want to be around locals and experience Thailand more genuinely I suggest visiting phi phi for the day and returning to mainland and grab a scooter and tour the countryside. Being around locals is so much better than being around tourist either way the island is definitely beautiful

[RoselynNY]

What’s really difficult when traveling Asia, especially in the tropics, is the frequent bouts of gastroenteritis. Sorry you are getting sick so often from Dengue and many many GI issues. Maybe you could share some of your experiences when you got sick. Many who watch videos could learn from your ordeals and maybe you can learn a few things as well preventing some of the illnesses that happen during the travels. BTW your contents are fantastic. The choice of music especially is really soothing and relaxing.

[AlasdairILoveOxford]

Hi. I was here with my cousin, sleeping on the beach in a hut, exactly one year before the tsunami hit. When you see a disaster on the TV, the sense is usually of it being somewo far removed but the awful reality that if for a year, that would have been me there on that beach.

[chrisbrown]

4:03 Yeah I think everywhere I’ve been to in Southeast Asia I had some stomach issues but luckily it wasn’t too bad. Glad to hear she’s feeling better cause it’s nothing worse than feeling sick while on vacation and especially when it’s stomach related and your going to be on long boat or bus journeys.

[avikingman]

I stayed on Phi Phi 30 years ago. At that time it was a Paradis and I stayed at Long Beach bamboo huts to the right from the harbour. But now😢. I will never go back. Greetings from Norway

[markclayton]

That was a super chilled video, sorry that Chris was poorly for a couple of days, but super happy she is back and fit to travel with you guys now. 🙏👍

[isaacbulay]

What a spectacular paradise! It just get better and better. Love the Bossa Nova Music earlier. 😊

[italianlifestyle]

What an awesome way to start 2023 in one of the most beautiful places on earth!🤩Have a lovely week ahead in this angle of paradise!⛵🥂

[Chrusttee]

That's some serious manspreading at 6:56. Man's got talent!

[toshibavr]

Don't give up from Khao Sok national park.The lake excursion and jungle hike its beautiful there.

[Porscheman]

Phi Phi used to be good like most of southern Thailand 30+ years ago. I loved Phi Phi, Koh Samui & Phuket. Today, I wouldn't bother unless you are just looking for commercialism or into partying. It has no draw for us Boomers anymore. Prefer the outlying islands of the Philippines with no commercialism or hotels - thank you for showing the incredible beauty!